Ben Goerz
bengoerz.bsky.social
Ben Goerz
@bengoerz.bsky.social
InfoSec Janitor. #fsd
Serious soldering! Kiddo will present her invention, the "Peace Pal", at the BSides DFW conf on Sat at 9:30am.

This project is part "Maker Community" & part "Mental Health Hacking". It has music, calming LEDs, upcycled parts, microcontrollers, vibe coding, and TSwift references.

See bsidesdfw.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Reminder: Windows 10 is now end-of-support. A lot of risk registers are getting updated this week!
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Don't blindly trust AI for cybersecurity management!

Many common Cyber Threat Intel metrics show busyness, not actual risk reduction.

AI is useful, but only when focused on the right goals.
July 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Batten down the hatches! Between the panic about Sharepoint last week and Black Hat coming up soon, expect to hear a lot of cybersecurity hype in the near future.
July 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
There is a certain irony in DEFCON swag being co-opted for a very different purpose.
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
What can nerds do to keep a garden from drying out? Build a DIY IoT moisture monitor! Mine uses a $7 ESP32C3 and $1.25 sensor, logs data to my homelab via Wi-Fi every minute, and sleeps most of the time to save battery. Next upgrade: solar charging!
June 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
RSA must be coming up
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Me: Copilot, do this thing.
Copilot: Do it yourself
February 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Why TF is Webex ML Host using 11% of my CPU at idle and more memory than the entire Webex app? 👀
December 10, 2024 at 1:59 PM
In my expert opinion - as a Marketing major with 20 years of business experience - this new branding for Jag is what we call "Awful"
November 20, 2024 at 4:44 PM
February 13, 2024 at 5:13 PM